Honey Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Cinnamon
Honey Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Cinnamon are the ultimate melt-in-your-mouth sweet potatoes. They are glazed with only 3 ingredients! Honey glazed sweet potatoes are amazingly delicious, a tried and true recipe, and one you’ll want to add as a side to your dinner table.
Honey Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Cinnamon
Simple ingredients are what make these sweet potatoes taste amazing! And, we adore this recipe because of that reason. Our menu for the holiday always includes a few dishes that we can make ahead. And, these honey-roasted sweet potatoes are great for make-ahead, and reheating right before you serve them.
The key is to avoid some of the kitchen chaos on holidays, especially on the morning of Thanksgiving. This is a fabulous choice as a side dish for Thanksgiving as it will complement your turkey or ham. And when your family and friends taste these sweet potatoes, they will ask for seconds, so make extra!
Ingredients You Will Need:
For this recipe, you will need:
- small-size sweet potatoes
- ground cinnamon
- honey
- butter or olive oil
Our Recipes Notes & Tips
- Size of potatoes. We prefer these small /petite sweet potatoes we found at Trader Joe’s. Their size is very small, smaller than a small potato, but they are convenient; they cook in half the time, about 30 minutes.
- The glaze. The honey and cinnamon along with the butter will melt and slowly thicken to a glaze. Use a spoon to scoop up some of the glaze and coat the potatoes at the end.
- Be careful not to add too much ground cinnamon, or it will be overpowering. I always sprinkle the cinnamon over the potatoes, and on both sides, so I’m guessing it’s approximately 1/8 teaspoon.
- Tasting them. When you’re halfway through roasting, taste one small potato, to taste the glaze (be careful, it will be hot) to see if it needs a little more honey or cinnamon.
- Roasting time will vary depending on the size and how thick you cut sweet potatoes. When a fork or knife can easily slide through the potatoes, then you know they are done.
Questions & Tips…
1. Can We Omit the Butter? Sure, you can roast them without butter, just drizzle some olive oil over them, about 1 to 2 tablespoons should do the trick.
2. What If The Glaze Is Too Thin or Not Enough? You can drizzle additional honey over the potatoes to glaze them evenly.
3. What If We Cannot Find Petite Sweet Potatoes? You can certainly use any size of sweet potatoes with this recipe. Keep in mind, that it is best to partially boil them, then slice them into 1-inch thick and roast them longer, if needed. The potatoes are done when they are soft, and melt-in-your-mouth perfectly!
4. How Can We Speed Up The Roasting Time? There are two ways to speed up your roasting time! One way is to boil the potatoes (with skins on) for at least 20 minutes. Then drain and allow them to cool before peeling the skins off, and cutting them, before roasting. The second way is to raise the temperature of your oven to 375 or higher. Once the potatoes start to brown, remove them, and use a spatula to turn them over. Then drizzle more honey over them, and even sprinkle additional cinnamon. COVER with foil wrap, and return them to the oven for additional roasting, until softened.
5. Can We Make Ahead? If you plan to make them ahead, fully roast them, then cover them with foil wrap and refrigerate overnight. Transfer the potatoes to a roasting or baking dish then reheat in the oven at 350 degrees F, for about 15 minutes or so, until they are warm and heated through.
Honey Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Cinnamon will become buttery soft with a melt-in-your-mouth quality!
And everyone will go bonkers over this dish! This is an old family recipe and one that will feed a crowd. We have been making these honey-glazed sweet potatoes for decades and we have to make it every year, or we will get some disappointing faces on Thanksgiving – for sure!
Try this recipe – you won’t be disappointed !!
ENJOY!!
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Honey Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Cinnamon
Honey Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Cinnamon ~ These are the ultimate "melt-in-your-mouth" sweet potatoes roasted with a glaze of honey, butter, and cinnamon flavor. So amazingly delicious, you may want to add these to your Thanksgiving table too!
Ingredients
- 3 pounds organic sweet potatoes (the small ones)
- 1/8 tsp. cinnamon, plus extra if needed
- 4 to 5 Tbsp. of honey
- 3 to 4 Tbsp. butter- cut into pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180C).
- Use a 10 x 12 roasting pan, or 10 x 13.
- Peel and cut sweet potatoes in halves, then quarters. Place them onto a roasting pan.
- Lightly sprinkle cinnamon over them, then drizzle some honey on top, and scatter pieces of butter.
- Roast in the oven (on the middle rack) for the first 15 to 20 minutes. While roasting, the butter and honey will melt and form a glaze. After the first 15 or 20 minutes, open the oven and carefully pull out the pan. Using a large spoon scoop some liquid and coat the potatoes to create a glaze on top.
- You can turn them over once to coat both sides. And continue to roast for an additional 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven when sweet potatoes are soft and tender.
- Serve 4 to 6
Notes
If you cannot find the petite sweet potatoes, you can boil the potatoes until you can pierce a knife or fork only halfway through. Allow them to cool, then peel off the skins and discard the skins. Slice the potatoes about 1 inch thick, transfer to a baking pan, and follow the rest of the directions to roast them.
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I made these for dinner tonight with regular sized sweet potatoes and I used olive oil instead of butter. Oh my goodness these were so Delicious! Thank you for this awesome recipe!
Thank you Crystal! So happy you enjoyed our family recipe for sweet potatoes! Welcome to our blog , it’s so nice to meet you! Happy Cooking!! 🙂
I sure wish that these sweet potatoes were on my plate for Thanksgiving (we ate out at a restaurant on Hilton Head Island, since we didn't have guests stay with us this year). I need to keep my eyes peeled on the look out for baby sweet potatoes now! Merry Christmas and may your holiday season be filled with love! I am grateful for your friendship and count you among my blessings to be thankful for at Thanksgiving and all year!
Aw thank you Roz for your kind words. We feel the same way about you and so many friends in our blog hemisphere. Have a wonderful Christmas with your family and especially your grandchildren. Xo
I could eat sweet potatoes for dinner and be happy with nothing else 🙂 I'll have to add these little gems to my TJ shopping list! BTW, made your mini wonton soup last week with Costco organic chicken stock and Costco mini wontons along with a other veggies. It was great!!
So glad to hear !! I think you will love these sweet potatoes too!
Enjoy and have a great weekend!
Wow! These look totally delicious! As soon as I saw the words 'sweet potatoes' I rushed in! I just love them! I've never tried roasting them (except as part of an oven baked ratatouille), but I'm going to try this recipe out. Thank you!
Hi Sandra, we love roasting sweet potatoes and sometimes a quick boil to the large ones will speed up the roasting time. But we adore this recipe and every year my family look forward to them on the holiday. We think you will enjoy them too! Have a great weekend!